OAH Special Education Decisions on Transition
166 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 8, split in 87, district prevailed on all issues in 71.
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- Student v. Mountain View Los Altos High School DistrictMountain View Los Altos High School District prevails on all claims; missed triennial deadline was a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District did not deny FAPE by ending a 22-year-old's services June 30 despite the IEP's July date.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds general education, not a nonpublic school, appropriate for a senior with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Coastal Academy Charter SchoolCoastal Academy Charter School denied a student with intellectual disability a FAPE by predetermining an offer to move him from general education core classes into a separate program; staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse up to $25,081 in nonpublic school tuition, reduced because parents obstructed the IEP process.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Sonoma Valley Unified School DistrictSonoma Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism with a regular diploma and ended services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse private school tuition and fund 20 hours of staff training after predetermining a repeat IEP offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo County Office of EducationSan Mateo County Office of Education prevails on all child find, eligibility, and diploma claims brought by a former juvenile court school student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse part of 2023-2024 private school tuition and transportation for a late IEP offer; 15 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools prevails on all claims over a high school transition meeting and its refusal of one-to-one tutoring.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse $18,375 in private school tuition and fund IEEs after predetermined IEPs and an inappropriate placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 32 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 636 hours of compensatory services after flawed IEP process and inadequate physical therapy offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High prevails on all claims after parents limited records access needed to plan behavior and mental health supports.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must repay about $29,600 in private school tuition and mileage after predetermining placement; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 38 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $5,025 in private school tuition and fund 10 counseling hours; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 13 claims by a high-achieving autistic student; missing prior written notice found harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of the Riley School therapeutic day program upheld; claims for out-of-state residential placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all six claims about assessments, aide, goals, parent training, and transition plan for senior.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. High Tech Los Angeles Charter High SchoolHigh Tech Los Angeles Charter prevails on all nine claims; missing-goal claims were time barred and other claims failed on the evidence.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Perris Union High School DistrictPerris Union High School District prevails on all ten claims challenging a high school student's 2022 and 2023 IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High School District wins all claims over its adult transition program offer for a privately placed student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified prevails on all claims; unmeasurable transition goals were a procedural violation that did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified wrongly stopped serving an adult student who moved out of state; must fund driver's training and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified prevails on all claims over a ninth grader's triennial IEP, placement, speech, and transition services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified predetermined a graduating senior's final IEP; ALJ orders a summary of performance and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's IEE cost caps upheld; district need not fund parents' chosen evaluator for psychoeducational and transition IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools prevails on all six claims about a graduated student's goals, services, placement, and May 2022 diploma.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School DistrictAlameda Unified must reimburse $9,766 in Orion Academy tuition after a flawed March 2022 IEP; future Orion placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. Whittier Union High School District (consolidated)Whittier Union must fund 113 compensatory hours and independent evaluations for late assessments and distance-learning lapses; nonpublic school claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Madera Unified School DistrictMadera Unified must fund 95 hours of one-to-one instruction, three independent assessments, and staff training; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund 607 hours of compensatory services and six IEEs after failing to review evaluations and implement services.Split decision: student prevailed on 24 of 35 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 179 hours at Stowell Learning Center and three independent assessments; Student wins most claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Charter Oak Unified School DistrictCharter Oak Unified must fund 35 hours of ABA after failing to offer an IEP or comparable services at age three.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Clear Passage Educational CenterClear Passage Educational Center, a charter school, owed Student no FAPE because Long Beach Unified was responsible; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District (consolidated)Upland Unified wins every decided issue; adult student's eligibility lapsed after mother withheld triennial consent; two district claims not reached.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. The Met Sacramento Public High SchoolThe Met Sacramento charter school properly found a ninth grader ineligible for special education; all assessment and eligibility claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund speech therapy and Lindamood-Bell instruction and conduct three assessments; most other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 15 of 58 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all 17 claims by an adult student with anxiety over home instruction and IEP meetings.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's COVID-19 distance learning denied FAPE to an aging-out student; ALJ orders 41 hours of compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must provide 255 hours of structured reading instruction to an autistic 11th grader; assessment and transition claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails on all claims by a 22-year-old with intellectual disability over his program, transition plan, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all claims; time-barred child find claims dismissed and 2019 IEP upheld as offering FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund 174 hours of dyslexia reading instruction, 100 transition hours, and two assessments for an 18-year-old senior.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 34 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified must reimburse half of Winston School tuition and fund IEEs; award cut for Parents' refusal of reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, and nonpublic school offer; Bridges Academy reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified must reimburse $728 for summer 2017 tutoring after denying ESY; all other claims, including the NewBridge placement request, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 23 issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified prevails on all claims challenging its 2018-2019 offer for a student attending Fusion Academy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified must provide 473 compensatory hours and two IEEs after failing to implement a 21-year-old's IEP following her certificate.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 18 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Fontana Unified School DistrictFontana Unified prevails on all claims over a 19-year-old's goals, transition, certificate of completion, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must reimburse tuition, tutoring and an assessment after a 2017 IEP lacked academic goals; older claims were time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 25 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse private school tuition and mileage after its 2016 IEP and missing 2017 IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse a year of nonpublic school tuition and transportation after failing to implement a consented IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 19 issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified's nonpublic school offer at Beach Cities was appropriate; parents denied reimbursement for private school.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Benicia Unified School District (consolidated)Benicia Unified lawfully graduated a 21-year-old with a regular diploma; ALJ denies all of Student's claims despite a late annual IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified prevails on all claims over a high schooler's behavior plan, IEP implementation, and proposed IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified must reimburse two years of private high school tuition for skipping annual IEP meetings; three claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must amend two 2014 IEPs to add residential placement and fund limited compensatory services; staff training denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issuesReversed and remanded on appeal
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund three independent evaluations after failing to do a triennial assessment and an adequate transition plan.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism and exited her from special education; all claims denied or time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Benicia Unified School DistrictBenicia Unified unlawfully graduated a certificate-track student without notice; it must restore Bridge program hours and pay $11,325 for IEEs.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund a community adaptive skills IEE and 36 hours of community-based instruction; academic and placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified prevails on all claims; it did not have to write behavior or transition plans for a privately placed student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified owes 69 compensatory hours for skipping a behavior assessment and ending speech services; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 31 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sweetwater Union High School District (consolidated)Sweetwater Union High must fund three IEEs after a review-only triennial; assistive technology and transition IEEs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified wrongly found a homebound Lowell student ineligible under OHI and must fund 35 college units, assessments, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified's adult transition program offer and certificate of completion track upheld for 17-year-old with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund 23 hours of compensatory education and train staff; Student loses placement, transportation and IEE claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues
- Student v. Val Verde Unified School DistrictVal Verde Unified wrongly refused a reassessment, but no FAPE denial because student graduated before testing would finish.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Clara Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Clara Unified's hybrid academic and vocational IEPs for an adult student with autism offered FAPE; all student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims by 21-year-old student with autism over IEP goals, services, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union High must train staff on transition plans after an IEP meeting lacked anyone with authority to decide services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Folsom Cordova Unified School District (consolidated)Folsom Cordova Unified must provide 54 tutoring hours for a missing attention goal and English instruction gaps; may assess without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 23 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $31,627.58, half of residential placement costs, after a flawed mental health assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified prevails on every claim about a young autistic student's kindergarten transition, IEP goals, iPad, and records.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must reimburse $44,449.91 for residential placement after failing to assess and serve a student's mental health needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified must fund 55 months of individualized compensatory education through EvoLibri for a 22-year-old denied FAPE for 39 months.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 14 issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified offered FAPE in three high school IEPs; no reimbursement owed for private Westview School placement.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must reimburse a Utah residential placement after its September 2013 split-therapy IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Clovis Unified School District v. StudentClovis Unified did not legally exit a student from special education based on her certificate of proficiency, ALJ rules.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified violated Child Find for a senior with a brain injury; must fund $2,600 in tutoring and two assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified denied a 22-year-old student a FAPE from October 2010 onward; ALJ orders assessments before deciding compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 16 issues
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation must fund one hour of tutoring for one day it blocked instruction; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Tustin Unified School District (consolidated)Tustin Unified may implement IEP moving medically fragile student from county program to Currie Middle School; Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictStudent with autism wins all issues against Los Angeles Unified; ALJ invalidates diploma, restores eligibility, and orders compensatory speech and OT.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an independent transition assessment after failing to provide adequate transition planning; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must fund four independent evaluations, one shared with LACOE, after assessment, placement, and IEP failures; compensatory services denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 14 of 36 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento County Office of Education et al.Sacramento County Office of Education denied FAPE to a student in juvenile hall; Sacramento City Unified not responsible.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Paso Robles Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Unified and San Luis Obispo County Mental Health prevail on all claims over an autistic student's final two high school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must provide 24 hours of psychotherapy for delaying an IEE response; August 2012 nonpublic school offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. High Tech High et al.High Tech High must reimburse $25,287 for nonpublic school tuition and a speech evaluation; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims as the ALJ upholds moving a 20-year-old to its adult transition program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District prevails on all claims over a blind ninth grader's August 2012 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund 54 compensatory hours, a $10,008 IEE, and Innercept stay put costs; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 17 issues
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District may place an autistic kindergartner in the SUCSESS class at his home school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Calaveras Unified School District et al.Calaveras Unified and Calaveras County SELPA prevail on all claims over assessment, ADD services, graduation, and transition planning.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified properly graduated a student with a diploma and provided adequate transition plans; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Victor Valley Union High must keep student partly mainstreamed and conduct a new behavior assessment; most of 55 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 89 issues
- Student v. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District denied FAPE by holding no IEPs, assessments, or transition plan; ALJ orders independent evaluation before setting remedy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bassett Unified School DistrictBassett Unified properly gave a student with a learning disability a regular diploma and delivered his IEP services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Horizon Instructional Systems Charter SchoolHorizon Instructional Systems Charter School denied a student with autism FAPE through deficient transition plans; ALJ orders an assessment, a mobility guide and a job coach.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Cruz City School District et al. (consolidated)Santa Cruz City Schools and County Office must provide 240 compensatory hours for flawed goals and behavior plan; residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Montebello Unified School DistrictMontebello Unified did not have to fund an aide and transportation for community college art classes; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified must fund 255 hours of tutoring for unprovided resource services; District may conduct triennial assessment without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School District (consolidated)Palo Alto Unified must add monthly job coaching and train staff after IEP lapses; its 2011 functional skills IEP is upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 35 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Jefferson Union High School District (consolidated)Jefferson Union High must provide 456 compensatory hours; ALJ rejects its therapeutic day school offer as a denial of FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 27 of 43 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Amador County Unified School District et al.Amador County Unified denied FAPE by moving a preschool autism class to a cramped Plymouth portable; new classroom and compensatory education ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified may award a regular diploma to a 19-year-old with a brain injury; ALJ finds no denial of FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Encinitas Union School DistrictEncinitas Union must reimburse $2,231 and conduct a behavior assessment for a preschooler with autism; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified must reimburse $4,762 in preschool costs for predetermining a placement; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and two charter schools prevail; missed IEP meetings and transition plan did not deny student FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must repay $9,449 for summer reading program and fund 240 Lindamood-Bell hours; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 19 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must fund an independent assistive technology assessment; the student's other claims, including campus mobility, are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 27 issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must provide compensatory PT, adaptive PE and AT consultation for implementation failures; stay put and assessment claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims by a graduate with a learning disability; claims before December 2006 time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Shandon Joint Unified School DistrictShandon Joint Unified must fund a year at Beacon Day School, plus OT, PT, a new FAA and $4,112.44 in reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 15 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Montebello Unified School District et al.Montebello and Bellflower Unified must provide 210 hours of compensatory vocational services and 170 hours of toilet training; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 8 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Montebello Unified School DistrictMontebello Unified must provide 160 hours of vocational services and 40 hours of speech therapy for transition planning failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified wins on all issues as child find and safeguards claims are time-barred or fail at age 19.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to provide home-to-school transportation to a student who transferred schools under school choice.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School DistrictEast Whittier City School District must fund added speech therapy, transition support, and $5,337 in assessments; autism preschool placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Benito High School DistrictSan Benito High School District must add IEP goals and a VI specialist in math and provide 50 compensatory hours to a blind student.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Miguel Joint Union School District (consolidated)San Miguel Joint Union must fund 12 months at Heartspring residential school after failing to deliver a settlement home ABA program.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Simi Valley Unified prevails on every claim brought by a blind 22-year-old student; ALJ upholds her age-out exit.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. West Covina Unified School DistrictWest Covina Unified must reimburse $43,197.50 for Stowell Learning Center services and transportation and fund independent AT and behavior assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 23 of 48 issues (7 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must provide counseling, career guidance, and a new transition plan; Utah residential and private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 14 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified failed to implement a ninth grader's IEP and predetermined its offer; ordered to provide 60.5 hours and $1,685.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 14 issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified wrongly found a preschooler with autism ineligible; ordered to repay at least $15,845 and fund services through June 2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents' request for Riverview residential school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redlands Unified School DistrictRedlands Unified must fund 430 tutoring hours, 390 Lindamood-Bell hours, a year of in-home ABA, and an independent FAA after multiple FAPE denials.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified's Head Start placement and 34-hour weekly behavior intervention offer for preschooler with autism upheld on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Encinitas Union School District v. StudentEncinitas Union School District's 2007 reassessment and preschool special day class offer upheld; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Solana Beach School District (consolidated)Solana Beach School District must repay $6,100 in preschool tuition and provide an aide; SDC offer violated LRE requirements.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Franklin-McKinley Elementary School DistrictFranklin-McKinley Elementary must hold a transition IEP meeting with high school staff; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse a Lindamood-Bell IEE and fund a vocational assessment and 10 tutoring hours; reading-services claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified's IEPs denied FAPE over G-tube feeding and transition plan gaps; assessment upheld and most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 18 issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must complete mental health and behavior assessments and provide 250 tutoring hours after a flawed manifestation determination.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund up to 240 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading instruction; math, speech, writing, transition claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictHacienda La Puente Unified must provide a trained aide and transition plan for a preschooler with autism; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. Bonsall Unified School DistrictBonsall Unified must pay $11,203, half the cost of a private aide and therapies, after predetermining an autistic student's IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District et al.Upland Unified and West End SELPA prevail on all claims involving a kindergartner with autism, including aide training and assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified must repay $6,000 in private school tuition and provide 20 hours of transition services; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must provide 36 hours of compensatory speech therapy; Los Angeles Unified prevails on nearly all claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Rocklin Unified School District v. StudentRocklin Unified's kindergarten IEP and eclectic teaching approach for a student with autism provided a FAPE; district prevailed on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rio Linda Union School District et al.Rio Linda Union and Grant Joint Union High prevail on all claims; ALJ finds missed speech sessions but orders no compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified offered FAPE for ninth and tenth grade; parents' claim for private reading and school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newark Unified School DistrictNewark Unified prevails on all assessment, FAPE and procedural claims brought by a 21-year-old with an intellectual disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified offered a FAPE through its adult transition program, and it provided one in 2005-2006; all of the parents' claims were denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District prevails on all claims over tutoring, behavior plan, and IEP procedures for a 10th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Colton Joint Unified School District et al.Colton Joint Unified and San Bernardino County Superintendent must provide 104 hours of assistive technology training; procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 18 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must repay $25,268 in Village Glen tuition, fund the 2006-2007 placement, and pay for an IEESplit decision: student prevailed on 15 of 27 issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools prevails on all claims by a graduated student challenging assessments, IEPs, transition, and graduation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School DistrictWalnut Valley Unified prevails on all claims by high schooler with learning disability whose father declined offered services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims over a 21-year-old's TRACE transition placement, services, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified's assessment and IEP upheld, except the missing private-to-public school transition plan denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District et al.San Ramon Valley Unified and Contra Costa County denied FAPE in 2005-2006; ABA, aide, behavior plan, and $4,397.49 ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 30 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District et al.Desert Sands and Riverside Unified prevail on all claims; family denied reimbursement for in-home ABA program and private evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified's assessment and IEP upheld; missing transition plan ordered prepared, and parent sanctioned $1,302 for bad-faith faxing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lancaster School DistrictLancaster School District wins all claims by a seventh grader with a learning disability over reevaluation, IQ testing, and discipline placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse $12,306.25 for in-home ABA plus weekly private speech therapy; autism SDC offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must provide six months of compensatory vocational services and issue a diploma after delayed assessments and graduation planning.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's offers for 2004-2005, ESY 2005, and 2005-2006 are upheld as providing a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District must keep funding a student's Frostig nonpublic school placement after failing to justify a move to public high school.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to dual-enroll an 11-year-old nonpublic school student at Parkman Middle School in Fall 2005.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must provide 185 compensatory hours and YES program enrollment; tutoring and evaluation-review claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified may implement its off-campus TRACE transition IEP for a 21-year-old student over his mother's objection.District prevailed on all issues